Xpbar

[Oraknathal]

Stexperience bar.
I have the look I want but I cant get it to the width i Want when i change the width it dissapears atm it is anchored to the top of my minimap.

here is the start lua if that helps.

-- Config ----------------
--------------------------
--Bar Height and Width
local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()2

--Where you want the fame to be anchored
--------AnchorPoint, AnchorTo, RelativePoint, xOffset, yOffset
local Anchor = { "TOP", Minimap, "TOP", 0 , 0 }

--Fonts
local showText = false -- Set to false to hide text
local mouseoverText = true -- Set to true to only show text on mouseover
local font,fontsize,flags = [[Interface\Addons\stExperienceBar\Media\homespun.ttf]], 10, "MONOCHROMEOUTLINE"

--Textures
local barTex = [[Interface\Addons\stExperienceBar\Media\Flat.tga]]
local flatTex = [[Interface\Addons\stExperienceBar\Media\Flat.tga]]

[Waky]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal Stexperience bar. -- Config ---------------- -------------------------- --Bar Height and Width local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()2

Try changing Minimap:GetWidth()2 to something like just "3", that won't work in lua since you're just attaching a number to the end of a function. Remove the Minimap:GetWidth() all together and put your own plain number or you can do something like "Minimap:GetWidth()+5" to go 5 (units) wider than the minimap.

[Oraknathal]

Originally Posted by Waky Try changing Minimap:GetWidth()2 to something like just "3", that won't work in lua since you're just attaching a number to the end of a function. Remove the Minimap:GetWidth() all together and put your own plain number or you can do something like "Minimap:GetWidth()+5" to go 5 (units) wider than the minimap.

So what should my LUA look like if I wanted to make the width manually?
As in how should it look like after i remove the minimap:getwidth()?
Soz im just not good at lua

[Seerah]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal Minimap:GetWidth()2

You should be getting a Lua error here. As Waky mentioned, you have a number attached to your function call which won't work. What exactly are you trying to accomplish with this "2"?

[Oraknathal]

Its from carebears ui and it was meant to say -2 But I dont really want it there I just want my bar width to match my map I Dont know what to change in the code to change the width.

[Seerah]

Minimap:GetWidth()

^^ == get the width of the minimap. Carebear's -2 was 2 less than the width of the minimap.

[Oraknathal]

the minimap is about 140 pixels long but when I try put lets say 0 as the width instead of -2 the bar will disappear

[Nibelheim]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal the minimap is about 140 pixels long but when I try put lets say 0 as the width instead of -2 the bar will disappear

Forget about the number.

local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()

[Kendian]

Originally Posted by Nibelheim Forget about the number. local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()

I had the code at one time, to have the width and height anything I'd like, but lost it moving to a diff computer. Any way to just get rid of a the Minimap GetWidth and just have width = somenumber and height = somenumber?

[Nibelheim]

Originally Posted by Kendian I had the code at one time, to have the width and height anything I'd like, but lost it moving to a diff computer. Any way to just get rid of a the Minimap GetWidth and just have width = somenumber and height = somenumber?

Yep. All Minimap:GetWidth() does is return a number, so replacing it with one is fine.

[Oraknathal]

This is what it looks like after the,
local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth() code was input


http://img825.imageshack.us/f/wowscr...711093623.jpg/

[Oraknathal]

lol forgot to add to question in earlier post.

what I mean to say is what exactly should my LUA look like.
without the numbers obviously I'll input the numbers to make the the bar's width,height to my preference but what should change in my code to allow me do this.
I want to delete the getminimap lua line thingy so I can personally adjust mu width and height but how should the lua look like after?

[Dainton]

If you want it to be the width of your minimap then shouldn't it be something like

local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()*Minimap:GetScale()

that?

[Seerah]

If he has his minimap scaled to something other than 1, yeah.


and...

the minimap is about 140 pixels long but when I try put lets say 0 as the width instead of -2 the bar will disappear

Well yeah - if you put a width of 0, it's going to be 0 "pixels" long. /edit: unless you mean Minimap:GetWidth()0, then you're back to the exact same error mentioned above. It should be + or - 0.

[Othgar]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()

I'm no pro at Lua or anything but wouldn't "barWidth = 3" set the bar width to 3 leaving "Minimap:GetWidth()" serving no purpose?

Please tell me to go away if I'm wrong though lol

[Andone]

local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()

means the barheight is 3 and barwidth is Minimap:GetWidth() ...seperated by the comma.

[Seerah]

It's like saying "a and b are equal to 1 and 2 respectively".

[Nibelheim]

Originally Posted by Dainton If you want it to be the width of your minimap then shouldn't it be something like local barHeight, barWidth = 3, Minimap:GetWidth()*Minimap:GetScale() that?

Yep, if the xpbar isn't parented to the Minimap. Otherwise it's scale will remain relative to the Minimap's.

[Oraknathal]

so how do I unparent it?

[Nibelheim]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal so how do I unparent it?

local Anchor = { "TOP", Minimap, "TOP", 0 , 0 }

to

local Anchor = { "TOPRIGHT", UIParent, "TOPRIGHT", 0 , 0 }

You'll need to change the last two numbers (X, Y) to move your bar. Both numbers will go negative to move the bar left and down. I.e.

local Anchor = { "TOPRIGHT", UIParent, "TOPRIGHT", -20 , -10 }

Will move your bar 20 pixels left, and 10 pixels down.